Tag: Russia

Russia launched 5G in the metro, for free

Russia launched 5G in the metro, for free

For the first time, a fifth-generation 5G cellular network was launched in Russia in the metro. This was announced by the press service of the operator Tele2. It is reported that Tele2 has already completed the construction of a 5G test network in the Kazan metro and opened it for use by subscribers. The network […]

The Ministry of Digital Development launched a service to solve problems on the “State Services” and feedback in general

The Ministry of Digital Development launched a service to solve problems on the “State Services” and feedback in general

The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Digital Science of Russia) has launched a new online service to solve problems on the “State Services”, with communications, content on the Internet, personal data, as well as for proposals and the like. The feedback platform operates on the official […]

Disappearing and silent messages appeared on VKontakte

Disappearing and silent messages appeared on VKontakte

The VKontakte team announced the launch of a couple of new convenient functions at once. Two new types of messages have appeared in the mobile application: disappearing and silent. Disappearing messages will allow you to worry less about how you will be perceived: you can easily share funny pictures or suggest new topics in large […]

Yandex and Russian Post will launch delivery in 60 minutes

Yandex and Russian Post will launch delivery in 60 minutes

Yandex and Russian Post are expanding cooperation in the field of e-commerce, and are also launching express delivery of parcels and online orders from post offices. This was reported by the press services of the companies. The cooperation agreement was signed within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. In order for the […]

“VKontakte” comes to smartwatches – text and voice messaging, music control and much more

“VKontakte” comes to smartwatches – text and voice messaging, music control and much more

Today, Huawei held a big presentation on the HarmonyOS operating system and new devices based on it. Including, smart watches Huawei Watch 3 and Watch 3 Pro were presented. During the presentation, Huawei made an interesting statement by the team of the social network “VKontakte” – it is planned to launch an application for smart […]

In Russia, it became possible to issue eSIM “by face and voice” without leaving home

In Russia, it became possible to issue eSIM “by face and voice” without leaving home

On June 1, 2021, a law came into force in Russia, allowing operators to conclude an agreement for the provision of communication services remotely using a unified biometric system. Simply put, to issue a SIM card without the personal presence of a subscriber with a passport. The operator of the Unified Biometric System is Rostelecom. […]

MegaFon announced the launch of the widest 5G test zone in Russia, speeds up to 4.1 Gbps

MegaFon announced the launch of the widest 5G test zone in Russia, speeds up to 4.1 Gbps

Operator MegaFon announced the start of testing the dynamic spectrum allocation (DSS) technology in St. Petersburg. 4G and 5G sharing test area deployed over 10 km area2 in the area of ​​Nevsky Prospekt and Expoforum and is available to all subscribers with devices that support the technology. According to the press service of MegaFon, this […]

Russian encrypted SIM cards found first users, with 5G launch they may become mandatory for milestones

Russian encrypted SIM cards found first users, with 5G launch they may become mandatory for milestones

The Voentelecom operator has begun testing new, so-called “trusted” SIM-cards that use Russian cryptography. This was reported by the RBC edition with reference to one of the project participants – the IDX company, which acted as a developer of identification services. At the moment we are talking about “several hundred SIM-cards”. The experiment will end […]

Roscosmos launches Soyuz-2 rocket with OneWeb satellites

Roscosmos launches Soyuz-2 rocket with OneWeb satellites

Roskosmos has successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and 36 new OneWeb spacecraft. The rocket was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome today, May 28, 2021, at 20:38 Moscow time. The rocket was supposed to be launched a day earlier, but the launch was postponed for a day for technical reasons. […]

Roscosmos postponed the launch of the Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites for a day

Roscosmos postponed the launch of the Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites for a day

Roscosmos announced that the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and 36 OneWeb satellites was postponed for a day. Soyuz-2.1b was to be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome on May 27 at 20:43 Moscow time. As reported now, for technical reasons, the launch was postponed until May 28 at 20:38 […]